CHEYENNE — After completing a 40-hour training, 25 Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputies are officially certified to enforce federal immigration laws and assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

LCSO entered into three 287(g) agreements earlier this year, named for the section of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that covers such operations. Each agreement empowers select deputies to carry out certain immigration enforcement functions.

“Wyoming does not want to be a sanctuary state for those who ignore our laws and threaten public safety,” Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak said during a news conference Wednesday.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Denver Field Office Director Robert Guadian swore in the deputies, giving them each a challenge coin signifying their cert

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